Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-21
NlLSONIA'S WEALTH.
The Richness Of West NirGiUu,'- Mountains
I'm Interesting Letter.


I'm Interesting Letter.
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lo-Wisouia. formerly known as Lever
ing is little yillagrsiDuated IN the horse
shoe curve of the West Virginia Central
The distance between the heel OF. Ibis shoe
is 500 feet, while the distance around the
curve Is over mile, making 1t the finest
site Tor a town on that road. lIcic wc scr
mat,rjaliliug an idea which was conceived
hy Mr.. Lowering, OF Baltimore, while yet
interested ia the oil fields near Nulano
Wood county.
The first trre was cut five years ago,
huusr- w,irhullt. and shortly aitrrward a
lumber. lu,n and shinalc mill was cI,rted.
The mi! has recently been working III
nothing hut birch, oiwhjch there Is ahund-
aur,. also OF horch mamPlc, hrmiork and
cherry.
Tn my arrival here had the GOOD Tor
time ;u meet Mr.. Charles ". Sweet, broth
rr.'n-llw of Nh H. and Mr. ii. W. Whit
man. O. parhrJ>hW., who spcut much im"
To live me- an idea ol the ml"lrencc o!
this place.
Mr.. " in the afternoon led me along
the iramwav, or rather tramp road, +"
/ Fairil. Stone. standing on the junction nj
/ Garrett county. Md, pr,ston. Tucker and
Grant COMMITTEES, VIVA The only dc>cIip-
ton On the stone dc,ipherabic is
"IiAnatord.
Christ. Grimes,
] suvEryt.V
/ Two ysudS on the right of this stone is
| the source Of the north branch OF the Poto-
trpr The lofty and dignilied trees the
| beautiful laurel, the various species "i
| wild flowers and magnificent scenery make
| this an exceedingly attractive spot. 1t isl
| sud that George Washington made sur
/ vty near thisslune. I'm the vicinity 0t the
stone is lound rock containing IRON. \
| better name than Fairfax would he Min
| rml Mountain. Besides the rIrbunatvs of
| inn there Is limestone, cement and veins
of coal from one to eleven feet While Oh
| TIE mountain met Mr. Gricdcr, from
! Shrkugy X Co., Baltimore, I skilled work
Im.u in ores. who had Just made an open
| ing of the finest ore yet found. Mr.
/ Gpc,!,r was brought here for the cy
pr.ys purpose Of determining whether
| N. Levcrmg ana other capitalists would
| he justified in establishing a blast furnace
| here Nh. G.. is enthusiastically in favor
orsurh project, and have been inform
ed that 1t Will be built within the next
/ yIr.
| There is 10 reason why furnace should
net be- successful the ore, limestone, coal
/ apt coke are here, Mr.. Icyeringi il a good
chemist AMI knows what he j, doing, IN
/ his laboratory / saw samples ot fine
iVuiljty OF black marble, lead and silver
puuj7 an of winch have been found not
many miles from Wilsouil Mr.. l.. has
also made some graphite, 4 superior shoe
blacEng, and PlumhaHo, lew cans OF
| ;hc latter / saw shipped.
White in the office, hackwoodaman
come ia and told Mr. Whitman in m un-
dcrtouc that he had found some more sill |
liver. Mr.. W. told me that these men were
alarmed lest some one should learn where
they found 1t. There is no question about
it being silver, but in what quantity Is not
known.
The prospect OF this rich section OF West
Virginia are of most brilliant character.
The dcyciupmento its resources will make
her one OF the most prosperous aud wealth
producing counties in the land. The en-
terpri-iug gentlemen VINO have invested
their money deserve the succes- in store
for them. West Virginia needs lust such
men to develop her hidden treasures and
the Jewels of our little mountain State
will crown them is 4 reward for their Ia
! byrs and investments.
The store auI houses are owned by Mr.
| /. The rent of the houses is hu. S2.IU
pcr month About one hundred men are
empIoycd in the mill, one and coal mines.
/ one generally expects to find careless dis
honest. immoral men in a heterogeneous
napulation of q new town which has
| sprung up Ikea fungus, hut this is not the
case The men are intellectually and
morally above the average.
II We do not iiud the polished manners
| Of a refined society. We certainly are i'm
PRESSED with that honesty in their charac-
| ters which is reflection OF that rugged
nature ahoUt them.
| Mr.. Sweet ana friend, while on their
vov 10 Davis recently, were Overtakrn bv
darkness and were unable 30 cNtricate
| themselves from that ycrdant labyrinth
until daylight came TO their rescue Such
| j. the tale which often is told 10y those
who sauutcr ont at evening.
| Having been informed that Ben Wotring
lived near, who during the war took